The Ex and Her Riches

It was time to get off work again.

Whitney hesitated whether to head to the underground parking lot.

When I left this morning, Charles refused to join me. I don’t think he’ll pick me up after work, right? But if I don’t go to the underground parking lot and he really did come to drive me home, he’ll be mad when he doesn’t see me. We only argued once yesterday, but the atmosphere between us is really suffocating. There are still eleven months until the end of the contract, and we’ll likely meet each other every day. I can’t keep avoiding him.

After some deliberation, Whitney decided to text him, asking him if he was coming, and then apologize to him.

Charles and I are only a married couple by contract, so I was wrong to overstep my boundary and ask about his past. More than that, I shouldn’t have brought up the matters between him and Gwendolyn.

She tapped on the WhatsApp icon on her phone and immediately saw Charles’ name at the top of the screen.

Just as she was ready to type her message, Lana suddenly came over from the side.

Whitney quickly turned off her phone so Lana wouldn’t see anything.

“Tch, what’s there to hide? Were you texting Isaac? Is it because you want him to pick you up after work? What car does he drive?”

Whitney was a little offended. “I don’t know what car Isaac drives, and I don’t have a relationship with him. But I doubt you’ll believe me, so I won’t repeat myself again in the future.”

Lana rolled her eyes and sashayed back to her desk.

Gripping her phone, Whitney became hesitant to text Charles again even though she had made up her mind earlier.

At that moment, her superior suddenly approached her. “Come to my office, Whitney. I have a task for you tomorrow.”

phone and

something new to work on, allowing her to

meeting lasted for twenty

the office, almost all her colleagues were gone. Only a few were still working

before expeditiously packing

the underground parking lot and didn’t spot Charles’ luxury

here, he definitely would have

parking lot, Whitney was at a loss for

that it was Charles, she spun back in surprise, only to see that it

at her and explained, “Mr. Newton had something to do today and didn’t come to the office all day. I’m guessing he has already returned to the Newton residence. I

swirled in Whitney’s eyes as she lowered her

have some things to do, so I may be returning to the Newton residence a bit later than usual. You be careful on

instead of just being polite, Isaac said, “All right, then. You be careful on your way back home as

returned to the elevator, planning to leave the building from

is quite far.

to a subway to familiarize

the lab, Benedict was lying on the bed,

sitting across

tilted her head and looked

a serious expression, Benedict, while writing, answered, “I’m planning how to remodel the oceanarium. Then, I’ll hand

even more as she moved closer

brilliant. While he was a little rusty in drawing the plans of the oceanarium, it was a good blueprint, so much so

noticed he didn’t include the dolphinarium

dolphinarium? Do you not want it? Where will my Juju live in

doesn’t match my style. I want to raise vicious animals that can eat you

was scared out of her wits. She sobbed out, “You’re lying! You had so much fun with Juju yesterday, yet now you’re calling her immature